CHRISTIANSTED — A Frederiksted man on probation for illegal gun possession was caught walking around the JFK project in Richmond with a loaded 9 mm handgun in his waistband, authorities said. Steadroy James, 32, of Estate Grove Place, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with carrying of a firearm openly or concealed and possession or […]
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St. Croix Man Charged With Attacking Mother and Daughter During Spat: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was charged with attacking a mother and daughter during a domestic dispute in Grove Place on Saturday night. Rene Joseph, 43, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree assault, brandishingor exhibiting a dangerous weapon, third-degree assault, and aggravated assault & battery, the Virgin Islands Police […]
Police Need Your Help To Find Rudisha Barnes Wanted For Assault: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find a St. Croix woman wanted in connection to an assault. Rudisha A. Barnes, 23, is wanted for third-degree assault, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Barnes is a Black female with a brown complexion and brown eyes who stands 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. […]
Paradise Man Who Gun-Butted Girlfriend, Threw Her Into Wall Arrested In Bar: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD’s Special Operations Bureau found a man in a Grove Place bar who was accused of gun-butting his girlfriend and then throwing her into a wall at a housing project, authorities said. Jamie Flemming, 29, of Louis E. Brown Villas, was arrested at 4:02 p.m. Saturday and charged with possession of a […]
St. Croix Man Arrested After Gun Linked To Shooting Death of 9-Year-Old Boy: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A gun registered to a St. Croix man has been linked to the shooting death of a nine-year-old boy nearly two years ago, authorities said. Jahmeel R. Williams, 39, of Barren Spot, was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to safely store firearm and child abuse, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Detectives […]
Grove Place Woman Allegedly Attacks Male Relative During Heated Argument
FREDERIKSTED — A Grove Place woman who allegedly assaulted a “male family member” during a heated argument was arrested by police on Tuesday morning, authorities said. On August 23, at 9:30 a.m., 33-year-old Lyndy Simon, 33, of Mutual Homes was arrested at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence; and simple assault and […]
Grove Place Man Ducks For Cover When Car Is Hit By Gunfire In Drive-By Shooting
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man said he was sitting in his car on his property when he suddenly heard the sound of gunfire and had to take cover because his vehicle was strafed in a drive-by shooting on Monday night. Officers were dispatched to Grove Place, near the Eulalie Rivera Elementary School after receiving […]
Man Who Broke Into Apartment Complex And Started Beating Occupants Is Arrested
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who broke into a Grove Place apartment and started beating some of the people he found inside has been arrested on a warrant three months after the fact, authorities said. Enrique Velasquez, 27, of Paradise Mills was arrested at 8:08 a.m. today and charged with first-degree burglary, the Virgin […]
Police Find Grove Place Man Shot To Death At St. Croix Mutual Homes On Tuesday Night: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating who gunned down a St. Croix man at a Grove Place housing project last night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of shots fired and a man down near Building 41 of the St. Croix Mutual Homes Apartments at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Police […]
CRUCIAN CONFUSION! Murders, Shootings Spiral Out Of Control On St. Croix, VIPD Releases No Details On Killing In Grove Place
FREDERIKSTED — A spike in violent crime has Crucians rolling up the sidewalks early as the killings that began Friday continued on Tuesday, claiming the lives of two more St. Croix men. Ian Benjamin, Sr., 33, called the 911 Emergency Call Center, telling operators he had been shot at his residence at 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, […]